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Freeze Frame | Next TV Summit N.Y. 2022

Michael Demenchuk
·2 min read
Craig Herrera, meteorologist for Fox Weather, and Fox Weather president Shari Berg shared their forecast for the multiplatform network during the Opening Keynote at the Sept. 13 Next TV Summit, part of NYC Television Week.
Craig Herrera, meteorologist for Fox Weather, and Fox Weather president Shari Berg shared their forecast for the multiplatform network during the Opening Keynote at the Sept. 13 Next TV Summit, part of NYC Television Week.

Some of the video industry’s leading executives gathered at New York’s etc.venues on September 13 for the Next TV Summit, where they discussed the most pressing economic, operational and technological issues facing the streaming business while offering valuable insights into how to succeed in today’s unprecedented disruptive times. The event, part of NYC TV Week, also honored the inaugural winners of the Next TV Innovation Awards. Here are some snapshots from the daylong affair.

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Craig Herrera, meteorologist for Fox Weather, and Fox Weather president Shari Berg shared their forecast for the multiplatform network during the Opening Keynote at the Sept. 13 Next TV Summit, part of NYC Television Week.
Craig Herrera, meteorologist for Fox Weather, and Fox Weather president Shari Berg shared their forecast for the multiplatform network during the Opening Keynote at the Sept. 13 Next TV Summit, part of NYC Television Week.

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Sylvia George, EVP of performance marketing at AMC Networks, speaks during the Next TV Summit’s “Recession Realities” panel.
Sylvia George, EVP of performance marketing at AMC Networks, speaks during the Next TV Summit’s “Recession Realities” panel.

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Dalet co-founder and CTO Stephane Guez speaks during the “RIP Broadcast TV?” panel.
Dalet co-founder and CTO Stephane Guez speaks during the “RIP Broadcast TV?” panel.

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Moderator Tim Hanlon (l.) interviews Dave Apostolico, SVP platform strategy, development & distribution at Qurate Retail Group Networks.
Moderator Tim Hanlon (l.) interviews Dave Apostolico, SVP platform strategy, development & distribution at Qurate Retail Group Networks.

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Google GM/VP of TV Platforms Shalini Govil-Pai during the post-lunch keynote conversation “Beyond TV With Google TV.”
Google GM/VP of TV Platforms Shalini Govil-Pai during the post-lunch keynote conversation “Beyond TV With Google TV.”

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Jamia Bigalow, head of brand and integrated marketing at Amazon Fire TV, on the “Form Factors” panel.
Jamia Bigalow, head of brand and integrated marketing at Amazon Fire TV, on the “Form Factors” panel.

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The Next TV Innovation Award winners (from l.): Bill Rouhana, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment; Shalini Govil-Pai, Google; Todd Achilles, Evoca; Meredith Brace, Samba TV; Erick Opeka, Cinedigm Networks; Geir Skaaden, Xperi/TiVo; and Matt Duarte, YES Network.
The Next TV Innovation Award winners (from l.): Bill Rouhana, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment; Shalini Govil-Pai, Google; Todd Achilles, Evoca; Meredith Brace, Samba TV; Erick Opeka, Cinedigm Networks; Geir Skaaden, Xperi/TiVo; and Matt Duarte, YES Network.

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Robert Rose, executive producer with AIM TV Group/Raw Travel TV, spoke on his experiences producing the show ‘Raw Travel TV’ on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Robert Rose, executive producer with AIM TV Group/Raw Travel TV, spoke on his experiences producing the show ‘Raw Travel TV’ on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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(From l.): Julia Avaramenko of AIM TV Group, Meghan Wright of Conviva and Kathy Newberger of the New York Interconnect.
(From l.): Julia Avaramenko of AIM TV Group, Meghan Wright of Conviva and Kathy Newberger of the New York Interconnect.

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(From l.): Beth Llewelyn of Zebra Partners, Sandy Pelland of MomLife TV and Patrick Crakes of Crakes Media.
(From l.): Beth Llewelyn of Zebra Partners, Sandy Pelland of MomLife TV and Patrick Crakes of Crakes Media.

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(From l.): Jonathan Katz of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Todd Achilles of Evoca and Neal Pilson of Pilson Communications.
(From l.): Jonathan Katz of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Todd Achilles of Evoca and Neal Pilson of Pilson Communications.